The Gaming PC Building/Upgrade Thread

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Vetteman94 said:

People keep listing these low CPU temps makes me wonder if something is wrong with my stock cooler.  My i7, with no overclocking runs in the high 70s to low 80s.  Mayb its time for a CPU cooler

It depends on the CPU. The Phenom II 1055T has 62 or 71 C as the maximum temperature depending on the specific model (though it would work at higher temperatures, safety margins and all).

A friend of mine had an older AMD CPU which may have been running at 90 C or more for quite a while and it didn't break, though I wouldn't recommend that...

I don't know what is your specific model, but for example an i7 920 lists 67.9 C:

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_i7/Intel-Core i7-920 AT80601000741AA (BX80601920 - BXC80601920).html

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=37147